"In life there are no coincidences, everything happens as if we were weaving our own web with the same precision and fortune as a spider. Every link is connected, united. True success in life rests in our hearts."

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About Me

WEAVING THE FOOTPRINTS… A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY It takes one minute to realize what you love and your whole lifetime to master it.

It was during my childhood years watching Charles Chaplin’s movies that my love for photography began. It took 20 years to awaken.

I dedicate this website to:
All the people and organisations that through their hard work and dedication have, and continue to improve the life of so many around the world.
My father and mother: For teaching me the values that have been the foundation of my personal life: Love, Respect, Compassion, Honesty, Justice and Courage; I am forever grateful.

Biography

Jorge Aramburu was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. At the age of twenty he left his home to travel in Europe and eventually on to New York where he settle.

He was employed by the United Nations where he served in several peacekeping missions: Western Sahara (MINURSO), 1991-1992, former Yugoslavia (UNPROFOR); Guatemala (MINUGUA) 1994-1998; Eritrea and Ethiopia (UNMEE) 2000-2005; Lebanon (UNIFIL) 2007-2008 as the official photographer. From 2008 until 2011 he photograph the work of CICIG (Commission against impunity in Guatemala) as a Consultant.

He left the UN in 2013 to dedicate 100% of his time to his family.

Publications

His photographs have been published in books, calendars, posters and booklets of the United Nations and have been used by international news agencies around the world. A book of photographs entitled “UNMEE in Pictures” (United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea), which included much of his work, was published by the United Nations in 2005. He has also published a photographic book from Guatemala called “Tejiendo las Huellas” with renowned Mayan poet Humberto Ak’abal (2006).